The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-15
W. G. Conrad, President Of the Board Q
ST. PAUL, June 8, 1887.

Oh AG11s Q4lV 4OOfs
W. G.. Conrad, President of the Board Of
Trade, Fort benton, IL. T.:
We have run several lines via Benton
but have not found any that can be COM
pleted this year owing to difficult and |
heavy work. Have instructed the engi-
neer to run a temporary line over the
easiest and quickest route and leave the
permanent line until another year. If we
can find feasible line via Benton we de-
sire to build it and GO through your town.
No money or other aid is necessary from
your people. j. j. HILL.
CAN SHIP BY THE MANITOBA.
The following telegram was received by
I. G. Baker & Co., Thursday:
ST. PAUL, June 4, 1887.
I. G.. Baker d Co., Fort Benton, N. z.
The track will be laid to Fort Buford by
the 10th, and freight can 60 out from St.
Paul after the 9Th.
SHEPARD, WINSTON, & Co.
THE HELENA & NORTHERN.
We learn that Engineer j. D. Mcintyre
and party of surveyors, in the interest of
the Northern Pacific, are looking out a
desirable route for railroad to Northern
Montana by way of the Prickley Pear
canyon, and around by the head of the
Dearborn to Sun River and thence to
Benton. They are now in the Dearborn
country. Mr.. Mcintyre is familiar with
the country in question and can find
good route if anybody can do it. This
looks as if the Helena & Northern would
be pushed through this season, or a good
start made in that direction.
THE MANITOBA's WESTERN OUTLET.
Portland News Coeur d'Alene correspon-
dence: During my recent visit to these
mines met Mr.. A. B. Rogers of Mime
sofa and spent two evenings with him, one
at Murray and another at Wardner. This
gentleman is q railroad builder of note in
his own state, who has been entrusted
with important enterprises by the mana
gers of the great railways of the west. He
located the Canadian Pacific through the
Rockies, through the Selkirks and Gold
range, and is now engaged, as he told me,
in studying the geography of the Bitter
Root range. He came up from Missoula
with his two nephews and a packing out
fit, along the old Mullan road as far as the
Crows Nest, and finding the snow too
deep to cross with his horses returned and
came into Murray by way of Thompson Is
Falls, ana went to Mullan and crossed
the range on foot to the place where he
left off on the other side, and then return
ed and came down the south Fork to
Wardner, and SO on down to the Mission
and out into the open country. He will
go over the ground again when the snow
is melted away, and during the summer
will study the geography of the St. Joseph
and Cedar rivers. He did not tell any body
what railroad he is selecting a pass
through that mountain for, or what COM
pany has engaged him to find out what
inducements this South Fork country Of
fers to a railroad, but it is not very doubt
ful, think, that he is employed by the
Manitoba line, which is rapidly pushing
across northern Dakota and Montana.
WINNIPEG, June 3.-Tenders are called
for this morning for the construction and
equipment of the Red River Valley rail-
way from the city of Winnipeg to a point
at or near the town ofWest Lynne, oppo.
site Pembina, Dakota, a distance of sixty
five miles. Bids will be received up to
Friday, the 18th inst, and the whole OF
the work is to be completed not later than
the 1st of November, 1887. This is Win
nipeg's first decided action against the
Canadian Pacific monopoly.
ANOTHER MANITOBA EXTENSION.
It is reported on what seems to be good
authority, that there will soon be begun
a Manitoba extension east and west from
Crookston, paral,elling the Northern Pa
cific, on the line surveyed by the Manito-
ba last summer. Gentlemen who have
been over the country do not hesitate to
declare the country through which the
road will pass is very much more at
tractive and fertile one than that through
which the DEVILS Lake branch runs. 1t
runs through the best part Of northern
Dakota, from the Red river Of the North
10 The James river, and west as far rs the
Missouri.
PREPARING FOR WORK.
A telegram received from Fort Buford
last Sunday announces that the steamer
Gen. Terry left the Muddy on the 9th
with full cargo Of oats and other sup
plies for the Manitoba contractors, the
same TO be discharged at Fort Benton.
Storage has been secured for this cargo as
we'll as for several additional steamboat
loads which will be brought to this city,
in advance of the army Of men and mules
that is soon to follow. The heaviest work
being in this section the contractors are
preparing to tackle it in good shape, and